# Southern Ground Hornbill

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_Bucorvus leadbeateri_ · [Bucorvidae](/family/bucorvidae) · Resident

Bromvoël

A very large, mostly black hornbill that walks the savanna in groups. Adults have bare red skin on the face and throat. White patches show in the wings in flight.

- Status: Resident
- Size: 90–100 cm. A very large ground bird. Figures are approximate.

## Photographs

_No photograph is stored for this species yet._

## Telling it apart

### Chick and juvenile vs adult

| Mark | Juvenile | Adult |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Face | buff (#E4C98A) | red (#B4232C) |
| Back | dark-brown (#3F2A1D) | black (#1A1A1A) |
| Breast | dark-brown (#3F2A1D) | black (#1A1A1A) |
| Belly | dark-brown (#3F2A1D) | black (#1A1A1A) |

### Winter (non-breeding) vs summer (breeding) plumage

**No visible difference.**

### Male vs female

Compared on adult plumage.

| Mark | Male | Female |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Throat | red (#B4232C) | red (#B4232C), blue (#2A5A9A) |

### In flight, from above vs from below

**No visible difference.**

Black wings with a white patch in the primaries.

### Perched or walking, from the front, back and side

**Front.** Red face and throat, a heavy dark bill, and a black body.

**Back.** Black back and tail. The red face is hidden.

**Side.** A tall black profile, a long tail, and the red face.

### Calls and songs, males vs females

**No visible difference.**

The notes below are not separated by sex.

- Call: Deep booming notes, often before dawn.

## Population

**Approximate estimate.** Kruger has no formal bird census. Any figure here is approximate.

No numeric estimate yet.

Trend: Unknown.

to be researched

### Sources

No sources cited yet.

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